Acts 2.38 is to Israel not gentiles
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This one gospel for the Jews and another gospel for the gentiles is not from Christ
Jesus himself said rhe message would go first to the Jew then to Samaria then the whole earth (gentiles)
He did not say different messages he said the same message. Paul taught the same message peter did People trying to put peter against Paul are wrong
Jesus himself said rhe message would go first to the Jew then to Samaria then the whole earth (gentiles)
He did not say different messages he said the same message. Paul taught the same message peter did People trying to put peter against Paul are wrong
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Peter preached the Gospel to the Jew first. Acts 2. Then he preached the Gospel to the gentiles at Cornelius house. The message did not change.
Of course we can apply the message of Acts 2 to the Gentiles because that same message was delivered to the Gentiles in the order as planned.
Paul understood it.
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
There were not two Gospels, one to the Jew and a different message to the Gentile.
I am not sure what foundation you are attempting to lay to make a point but it is not very effective since everyone is disagreeing with your initial point. Maybe you should just lay out your entire thesis and we might be able to understand what you are trying to communicate.
Of course we can apply the message of Acts 2 to the Gentiles because that same message was delivered to the Gentiles in the order as planned.
Paul understood it.
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
There were not two Gospels, one to the Jew and a different message to the Gentile.
I am not sure what foundation you are attempting to lay to make a point but it is not very effective since everyone is disagreeing with your initial point. Maybe you should just lay out your entire thesis and we might be able to understand what you are trying to communicate.
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So what message do you share with people when you preach the Gospel. Can you give us an example of your presentation and we can compare it to what Peter said in Acts 2. Then we can know what you are saying about Acts 2 Peters message that is different than your message and we can judge if it lines up with the bible or not.
Acts 2 is a presentation to Israel to accept their messiah. Deliverance not eternal life is the focus . They have to DO something. This is contrasted by the response given in Acts 16.30 when it's asked " what must i do to be saved " . Thats not what THEY are asking in Acts 2 . Their repentance is not what is asked of Gentiles . Thats clear. Jesus is presented to Israel first then we see after 10 years the transition to the Gentiles in Acts 10 .
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Peter preached that Jews should repent.
Paul preached that Gentiles should repent. You agree?
So are you saying that Peter preached that the Jews should repent of something and that Paul said Gentiles should repent of something but each group was told to repent of something different than the other group?
Is that what you are saying?
Paul preached that Gentiles should repent. You agree?
So are you saying that Peter preached that the Jews should repent of something and that Paul said Gentiles should repent of something but each group was told to repent of something different than the other group?
Is that what you are saying?
These scriptures does not have reference to the nation of Israel, but to Jacob, as Israel, (the elect) which includes every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation. These Jews that were pricked in their heart were regenerated children of God, who have had their heart changed from a heart of stone, to a fleshy heart that can be pricked by their guilty conscience. In contrast, the Jews that heard Steven preach the same sermon, were "cut to the heart', and instead of asking "what must we do", they stoned Steven to death.
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Give us an example of how you would present the Gospel to someone today who would ask you "what must I do to be saved" And be honest, because I know you would tell them more than one short sentence and then walk away and leave them to figure out what you said so don't do that with your reply. Give a complete answer as if I was unchurched and wanted to know what to do.